Federal Route 218
Jalan Lama Bentong–Raub
Route information
Length	35.00 km (21.75 mi)
Existed	1915–present
Major junctions
North end	Taman Raub Jaya near Raub
Major intersections	FT 55 Federal Route 55 FT 8 Federal Route 8
South end	Bentong
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Bentong Kampung Sungai Penjuring Sang Lee Kampung Sungai Chetang Teranum Teras Raub
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 218, or Jalan Lama Bentong–Raub, is a federal road in Pahang, Malaysia.^[1] The roads connects Raub in the north to Bentong in the south. This stretch used to be a part of Federal Route 8. The Kilometre Zero (KM0) of the Federal Route 218 starts at Bentong.

History

The route was first constructed in 1887 as part of the Kuala Kubu Bharu-The Gap-Kuala Lipis road, where a southern extension was built from Teranum to Bentong in 1915, which became the first section of what was later part of the original Federal Route 8 to be built.^[2] The Bentong-Teranum-Raub section was then bypassed by straighter super two highway running through FELDA Lurah Bilut,^[3] causing this old, winding section to be re-gazetted as the Federal Route 218.^[4]

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 218 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
		Raub Federal Route 8 junction (near Taman Raub Jaya)	North FT 8 Bentong-Kuala Lipis Road Raub town centre Benta Kuala Lipis Kota Bharu South FT 8 Bentong-Kuala Lipis Road Lurah Bilut Bentong Bentong East Interchange for East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 East Coast Expressway	T-junctions
		Sungai Bilut bridge
		SEMOA Farm
		Sungai Bilut bridge
		Sungai Teras bridge
		Teras Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Teras	South Teras Chinese School	T-junction
		Teras Teras Town Centre		Shophouses both sides of road
		Teras Kampung Baharu Teras	Northwest C3 Jalan Teras Kampung Baharu Teras Teras Valley durian plantations	T-junction
		Teras Taman Seroja	West Taman Seroja	T-junction
		Teras Taman Muhibbah	West Taman Muhibbah	T-junction
		Sungai Tunggul Bangun bridge		-
		Teranum	South FT 55 Jalan Gap-Teranum Kuala Kubu Bharu Fraser's Hill via FT 56 Tanjung Malim via FT 1	T-junctions
		Kampung Sungai Chetang	West Kampung Sungai Chetang	T-junction
		Sungai Kenung bridge
		Sang Lee
Raub–Bentong district border
		Caravan Serai
		Kampung Sungai Penjuring	West Kampung Sungai Penjuring	T-junction
		Bentong	North FT 8 Bentong-Kuala Lipis Road Lurah Bilut Raub Kuala Lipis Kota Bharu South FT 8 Bentong-Kuala Lipis Road Bentong Town Centre Ketari Bentong East Interchange for East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway/East Coast Expressway	T-junctions

Gallery

• 
  Route 218 at Teranum towards Bentong.
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  Route 218 at Teranum towards Raub at right. Route 55 towards Kuala Kubu Bharu starts on the left.
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  Southern approach to Teras.
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  Route 218 going through Teras.
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  Northern entrance into Teras.

References